A/C experienced an electrical fire while on station for their mission. Crew smelled smoke, identified as an electrical fire and performed direct RTB. Operator in aircraft put out the fire in the aft portion of the cabin while the PC and PI performed appropriate emergency procedures. Upon making communication with Speicher Approach, declared an emergency and requested to land. Once on the ground they were able to taxi off the runway to Ramp 3 so that maintenance could evaluate the damage and tow it back to Ramp 5. No crewmembers were injured. Maintenance is currently assessing the equipment to find out the start of the fire and damage.
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